wenn die Reise nur 1 Woche dauert.Das Material ist gut und innen die Stützen musste ich ein wenig kürzen damit sie die Tasche aufspannen. Bin jetzt mehrfach damit unterwegs gewesen. Und es war absolut ausreichend. Sachen blieben trocken im Regen mit und Ohne Regenabdeckung

...mit Versteifungen damit die Taschen nicht herum schlabbern wenn sie leer sind. Leicht und sicher am Gepäckträger zu befestigen.

Die Taschen machen, was sie machen sollen, sehen gut aus und sind hinreichend stabil. Ich muss dazu sagen, dass ich nur selten Dinge auf meinem Rad transportiere, und wenn, dann sind das eher leichte Kartons, eine Tüte Brötchen, meine Regenjacke oder ähnliches. Dafür, also als reiner Behälter für leichte Dinge, ist die Tasche perfekt geeignet. Auch an Verarbeitung und Aussehen habe ich nichts auszusetzen.Bei schwerem Inhalt verziehen sich die Taschen allerdings schnell, trotz der eingelegten Plastikplatten, die ansonsten auch ohne Inhalt alles in Form halten. Wer also lange Touren fährt oder große Einkäufe machen will, greift vielleicht lieber zu stabileren Angeboten.Für Gelegenheits-Transporteure wie mich sind die Dinger aber super, insbesondere angesichts des günstigen Preises.

Ich habe zwei von diesen Taschen für meine Eltern gekauft, die sich dem Radsport verschrieben haben. Die Größe ist perfekt für eine kleine Reise. Ob sie wasserdicht, robust und qualitativ hochwertig sind, werden die beiden in den nächsten Wochen testen. Sollte sich an ihrem Urteil ändern, werde ich spätestens Ende Okt die Rezension nochmals überarbeiten!

Tolle Tasche.... schnell angebautAbsolute Kaufempfehlung

If you are looking for a cheap, simple bag this one's your best bet.All bike bags I've seen are overpriced. It's ridiculous that people think around $100 is somehow fair value for a simple bag that hangs on your bicycle. That's almost half the price of my bike! Besides, something that expensive is just bound to get stolen.This one is also overpriced. I see no reason why it cannot be sold for $10-15 with a tidy profit: Either the company is price gouging or some part of their business is hugely inefficient. However, it is only overpriced by about $10-20, so it's tolerable, unlike the other bags that are worth $30-40 and sell for $100. There is also no cheaper bag on Amazon.The bag has two plastic clips that go on a metal bike rack. There are also two plastic rings on the back. It comes with some sort of elastic rope and a hook, so I guess you can somehow attach it with that... But who is gonna go to that much trouble? I just permanently tied it to my rack with metal zip ties, this way it's also very unlikely somebody will steal it. (I have had even cheaper unsecured items stolen off my bike, so it happens) I think the company harbors some sort of delusion that you would unclip this bag and carry it around like a regular bag... Haha! After a few weeks, the bag will be warped and dirty, and I'm sure because of the shape and material it would be inconvenient to carry. Most importantly, though, if you can easily detach this from your bike, anyone else can too, meaning that every time you park your bike you'll have to take the bag with you. If you are going to that much trouble just get an actual backpack that can be mounted to your rack.A lot of people complain about how it's difficult to set up, but it really isn't. It comes with two hard plastic, flexible plates. On the bottom of the bag there are two pockets, you slip one end of each plate in those pockets. The other end goes in a second pair of pockets near the lip. The plates keep it from collapsing when empty. Would have taken me 10 minutes to figure out if I hadn't read how to do it from the reviews here.The material is reasonably sturdy. It feels okay, doesn't tear easily, can handle 20 lbs of groceries (but will warp if you carry that much on a regular basis). Because the fabric is flexible, items that are too thick can still be crammed inside, which is great because a lot of my stuff has a more square base than this rectangular bag.I leave it outside on my bike all the time. Sunlight bleaches the color pretty bad, but if you treat it nicely, it will last you maybe 2 years before starting to look like crap and getting horribly warped. If you treat it very badly (leave lid open, carry heavy stuff constantly) make it 6 months. With average use it will probably be okay for a year, and I'm guessing it will take 2-3 years to actually fall apart (as opposed to just looking like it's about to fall apart).It's not water proof but the fabric will stop liquid splashes, mostly. If you have something that you want to keep dry (eg. fancy clothes) then I'd wrap it up in something instead of trusting the bag. After it rains I always see a little puddle at the bottom of the bag which takes a few hours to a day or two to dissipate. An odd benefit I discovered is that if I leave the lid open lying on my rack, it serves as a makeshift fender and keeps mud from splashing on my back in the rain.If it's your first time getting a bag, you might be wondering about balance. Even with 20 lbs in it, I have noticed no perceptible effect on the balance or handling of my bike, even going uphill is barely harder (if you think about it, say you+bike is 160 lbs, 20 lbs is very small proportionately). However, if you plan to carry heavy loads regularly I'd consider the two bag version of this to balance the strain on material better. The bag is quite bulky and complicates locking your bike to things, so you might want to think a bit about which side you want to put it on.Overall it's very useful. I carry my bike lock in it, my bike lights during the day, drinks, food when getting take out (although it spills easily due to the rough ride), spare clothes, backpack (it's too tall so I just let it stick out the top), groceries. It's a huge help, definitely beats killing your back trying to commute with a heavy backpack or dealing with the hassle of grocery bags hanging from handlebars.

My family has been using these bags daily for about a month to carry groceries, school backpacks, purses, lunches, and everything else. We've mounted them on three bikes, with two different style of rack. These bags are a terrific value, but you have to be willing to get crafty in order to get them installed. The included mounting system is silly for any rack I've ever seen except the spring-loaded clamp on top type. Once installed, though, they are sturdy and look great.I cut all the straps off and used zip ties (50 for $1 from the local hardware store) to secure the sides to the rack struts. There was no need to secure the top since the sides were tight enough on all my racks that the bags will not be able to slide back or forward.The plastic backing in each bag is not stiff enough to keep the bags from bending with heavy loads. This is also very easily remedied with the insertion of a piece of corrugated cardboard or mastic. Some racks won't need this, the Blackburn design will.The bags have retro-reflective fabric on the back and sides, which works very well in our visibility tests at night, outperforming an SAE plastic reflector obtained from at auto parts store both in terms of brightness and width of viewing angle.They are waterproof.These are a bad choice for anyone who wants to be able to remove them quickly. They look intended to be mounted permanently and forgotten about until you need to carry something. Consider them your bicycle's trunk.They do not come above the level of your rack, so it is easy to lay something large on your rack. We've been able to haul jackets, backpacks, lumber, and other larger items by bungee-cording them on top of the rack and laying them across the tops of the bags.

UPDATE 8/22: To my considerable surprise, the set of these panniers I bought in 2012 & have been using weekly for all that time are still intact and perfectly functional! This was quite unexpected (it seems less and less often, these days, that one is *pleasantly* surprised with the build quality of any product).When I reviewed them 10 years ago (q.v., below) I was a bit dubious about the durability of these bags (especially in any crash): now, under regular use in grocery runs every week for all that time, they are still hanging together & still fit for purpose (I never did have a bicycle crash with these mounted, so I still think they would do badly in that case, but simple regular use has been no problem).Of course, the bags are no longer in "mint" condition after all this time - the fabric is close to worn through in several places & a hole in one side needed patching with duct tape, but the basic structure and all fittings remain sound, and they still hold full grocery loads in each side as well as when they were new.Now that they have passed the 10 year mark & remained useful, I'm only curious how much longer can they possibly go (15 years use? 20?)! However long, in any case I have already bought my 2nd set of these bags, so whenever my original old ones finally do give up the ghost, I'm ready with a new set for another decade+ of use.5 stars for durability here - at this price compared to most others, quite amazing!----------------------------------------------Bought this as an alternative to metal baskets for my bicycle rack (the idea being, they might be lighter and more readily removable, when not needed).PROs:1) Easy all-quick-release-buckle (top-front, and sides) attachments to rack.2) Carrying handle in center section for easy toting off bike [lays basically flat], along with through-slots for threading other attachments or locking cables (e.g., for parking in high-pilferage areas).3) Very practical carrying capacity (just about one full supermarket shopping bag's worth, each side).4) Very good value at the $25 Amazon price (half or less, of [admittedly more elaborate] similar soft bicycle luggage available at my own local bike shops).5) Not too bad looking [IMHO].CONs:1) Attachments to rack are secure, but not tight - bags will move around a bit as you ride.2) As some other reviews have noted, construction is not super-duper-durable: most all stress points are single-seam or single-layer construction only, and does not look like they would hold up great in any crash; and I'm not sure how long they would hold up under heavy daily use, either (not a great problem for users like me, who only plan on attaching them for occasional grocery trips and light bike touring; but endurance touring and/or heavy trail riders looking for bike luggage might want to think twice about these bags).3) Rigid panels for sides of bags are a little challenging to install (not just to slide into their designated fabric pockets, but to do so while keeping them inside the side seams, is not so easy); not impossible, just not easy.4) Plus, the hard side panels are basically required to keep the bags themselves rigid enough for stable mounting (I left the side panels off for a while at first, preferring to keep the bags collapsible, but I then discovered this allowed the bags to flex enough when loaded to be able to catch the wheel spokes of the rear wheel now and again - the rigid back panel of each bag alone is NOT enough to prevent this by itself), which is a bit less configurability then I was originally hoping for (also, it means they take up that much more storage space, when left at home).5) Quick-release buckles securing the top flaps for the bags are non-adjustable for length; if your load doesn't fully fit as is, you'll be carrying them with the bag tops open.OVERALL: I'm basically happy with these panniers. They're not "premium" in design or construction, and heavy-duty users might want to look elsewhere for their best choice in bicycle luggage; but for the low price I paid and the light use I use them for they're really all I require, and I certainly can't suggest any superior choice at this price point. Very useful, and a good value.